Newton, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 3069 Housing Units (2000): 1490 Land area (2000): 1.863013 sq. miles (4.825181 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.863013 sq. miles (4.825181 sq. km) FIPS code: 52844 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.988119 N, 88.164390 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62448 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Newton, IL Newton